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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1942
Page
4
A dated moral reflection contrasts wrath with rational control, citing ancient and classical authorities. The lines warn that anger is a swift madness that governs those who yield to it, urging restraint and self discipline.
A sweeping piece argues the United States faces unprecedented rearmament after a $26.5 billion Navy appropriation while warning against surrendering Democratic ideals. It juxtaposes Trotsky’s warned militarization with U S resolve, cites MacArthur tribute, and reflects on Jesus teachings about steadfast faith, urging perseverance, humility, and spiritual fortitude amid looming conflict.
Walter Winchell notes resignation and a rambling party tale from London. Reynolds, Churchill, and Hollywood figures are named in backstage chatter about Hess, WACS, and camouflaging columns while a charity Monte Carlo aid plan is mentioned for four Sundays.
A historical sketch describes old time funerals in the South and how ministers shaped sermons to reveal the departed life. It notes that preachers claimed direct divine guidance, announced the soul’s fate, and were trusted to declare final destinies, while congregants debated the judgment. The piece also recalls funeral crowds drawing business from merchants, lawyers, and locals who used the occasion to advance various interests.
W A Bivins muses on new tools and new beginnings as a trigger for personal change. He recalls early schooling, his father’s workshop, and gardening joys sparked by fresh equipment. He cites Carlyle and Longfellow while noting wartime weaponry and Dickinson’s brief February poem.
Washington Daybook highlights new sources of war materials in the Western Hemisphere. It notes abaca from Panama, kapok from Brazil, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, and abaca substitutes for Manila rope, plus tung oil substitutes from citricia in Brazil. It also mentions annatto imports from the Dominican Republic and Ecuador, carnauba wax from Brazil, quebracho tannins from Paraguay and Argentina, and potential synthetic supplies to reduce reliance on the Dutch East Indies.
A wartime brief quotes Capt George J McMillin governor of Guam as a prisoner in Japan declaring American forces fought valiantly to defend posts until the last. The piece wryly contrasts Congress tax passage with restraint on other matters and mentions cold showers and rationing in a satirical tone.
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